The Lantern

Chronicon · Book 1 translated from Latin55

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The Egyptians - for [..] years

The Milesians - for [..] years

[The Carians - for .. years]

The Lesbians - for [..] years

The Phocaeans - for 44 years

The Samians for [..] years

The Spartans - for 2 years

The Naxians - for 10 years

The Eretrians - for 15 years

The Aeginetans - for 10 years

Up until the time when (?) Alexander crossed over the sea.

After this, it will be fitting to move on to the kingdom of the Macedonians.

[p227] The kings of the Macedonians

The end of the Assyrian empire, after the death of Sardanapallus the last king of the Assyrians, was followed by the Macedonian age.

Before the first Olympiad, Caranus was moved by ambition to collect forces from the Argives and from the rest of the Peloponnese, in order to lead an army into the territory of the Macedonians. At that time the king of the Orestae was at war with his neighbours, the Eordaei, and he called on Caranus to come to his aid, promising to give him half of his territory in return, if the Orestae were successful. The king kept his promise, and Caranus took possession of the territory; he reigned there for 30 years, until he died in old age.

He was succeeded by his son Coenus, who was king for 28 years.

After him, Tyrimias reigned for 43 years.

Perdiccas for 42 years. He wanted to expand his kingdom; so he sent [a mission] to Delphi.

A little further on, [Diodorus] says:

Perdiccas reigned for 48 years, and left his kingdom to Argaeus, who reigned for 31 years.

The next king was Philippus, who reigned for 33 years.

Aeropus for 20 years.

Alcetas for 18 years.

Amyntas for 49 years.

He was followed by Alexander, who reigned for 44 years.